5. Thesis

Thesis

Thesis: The thesis is one sentence about what you are planning to prove about your topic.

A good thesis...

ü synthesizes the argument your paper will support
ü can be defended with evidence
ü is specific
ü is original
ü is provocative or unique


(Sometimes you can get good advice about writing thesis statements from college writing centers; Colorado State has a site designed to help college students build thesis statements.
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/researchsources/thesisstatement/


Thesis is due _
WEDNESDAY, 2/3/2012, by 3:00 pm on your wiki.

*To see Topic Proposal, go to the Topic Proposal page in the main list of pages.